Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published June 17, 2025
Microbiologics KWIK-STIK and LYFO DISK recall: Quality control failure risk
Microbiologics recalls KWIK-STIK and LYFO DISK culture media kits due to potential quality control failure causing delayed patient diagnosis. Affected lots include 805-234-4 and 805-234-5.
Affected products contain Staphylococcus epidermidis instead of the expected Brevundimonas diminuta. This may cause the user's quality control to fail and delayed diagnosis for the patient.
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📍Recalling firmMicrobiologics Inc200 Cooper Ave N · Saint Cloud, MN 56303-4440
“Microbiologics KWIK-STIK and LYFO DISK recall: Quality control failure risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/52033-microbiologics-kwik-stik-and-lyfo-disk-recall-quality-control-failure. Based on FDA recall #Z-2124-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2124-2025%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on June 17, 2025, that Microbiologics Inc is recalling KWIK-STIK and LYFO DISK quality control kits due to contamination with Staphylococcus epidermidis. The agency stated the error may cause quality control failure and delayed patient diagnosis.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Microbiologics
Product: KWIK-STIK and LYFO DISK, quality control kit for culture media
Distribution: US (Utah, Ohio) and international (Italy, Netherlands, Argentina, Korea, Jordan, Spain, Bangladesh)
Units affected: 21 total
The hazard
Affected products contain Staphylococcus epidermidis instead of the expected Brevundimonas diminuta. This may cause the user's quality control to fail and delayed diagnosis for the patient.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Microbiologics Inc has 35 other recalls on record since June 6, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Microbiologics KWIK-STIK 2-Pack (Dec. 2, 2025), Microbiologics KWIK-STIK Quality Control Kit (Nov. 13, 2025), and Microbiologics LYFO-DISK (June 27, 2025). Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Blood Culture Kit (Dec. 24, 2025), Medline Convenience Kits (June 12, 2026), and Medline Convenience Kits (Aug. 11, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for catalog numbers 0805K or 0805L on the kit packaging. Affected lots include 805-234-4 and 805-234-5. The unique device identifier (UDI) for 0805K is 30845357019531 and for 0805L is 10845357019544.
Brand
Microbiologics
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Look for catalog numbers 0805K or 0805L on the kit packaging and check the lot numbers 805-234-4 or 805-234-5.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Ohio and Utah, and outside the U.S.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US distribution to states of: Utah and Ohio; and OUS (International) to countries of: Italy, Netherlands, Argentina, Korea, Jordan, Spain, and Bangladesh.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Ohio, Utah.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 36 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2124-2025 (June 17, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2124-2025 to see it in context.
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